October 2014: What Are You Drinking?

This week with the cooler weather:

1999 Poggio di Sotto BdM - Delicious
2011 Adelsheim Pinot Noir - Nice Oregon Pinot
2010 Chateau Mont-Redon CdP - If all 2010 CdP's are this good I need to start buying. Excellent wine and great QPR.

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Originally posted by marcb7:
Lots of rain and cold up here in NH....no kids tonight so I have these 2 slated for the evening. Ill be stunned if both get opened

1989 Krug
Bollinger RD 1990.

Well they were both opened but the Krug was off big time. Sucks but the RD was excellent, thank god!

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Originally posted by VinCentric:

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Originally posted by DoktaP:
Last night, 1982 Cos D'Estournel and 1998 Haut Brion.

Very nice

+1

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Originally posted by VinCentric:

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Originally posted by DoktaP:
Last night, 1982 Cos D'Estournel and 1998 Haut Brion.

Very nice

What was the occasion?

Friday

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Originally posted by DoktaP:

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Originally posted by VinCentric:

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Originally posted by DoktaP:
Last night, 1982 Cos D'Estournel and 1998 Haut Brion.

Very nice

What was the occasion?

Friday

Yes, very nice, Dok! There probably won't be another one for almost a week.

2007 Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley

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Originally posted by Beta P:
1999 Calera Jensen

BetaP, how did this show?

2001 Ceretto Barolo Bricco Rocche Brunate
2004 La Velona Brunello di Montalcino

Both delicious. Hold the Ceretto Barolo for a couple more years, but the La Velona Brunello is good to go with a pop and pour.

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Originally posted by mangiare:

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Originally posted by BOMBA503:
1988 Sassicaia

A friend showed up at our Friday spot with 1/3 of the bottle left after dinner. How they didn't finish it was beyond me but I'm grateful they didn't. It was surprisingly youthful. The fruit was alive and well. Had a nice touch of mint to it as well. This wine has a long life ahead of it. Not surprised it's considered among the best if not the best they ever produced.

Are you referring to the '85 or '88?

While the 85 is generally regarded as the best, my friend who spends a couple weeks in Tuscany, Piedmonte etc every year for the 15 years or so has found that many people there prefer the 88. That's why he hunted some down

2012 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg kabinett
2012 Ferd Richter Braunerger Juffer Kabinett

'99 usseglio mon aieul with dinner. Good, not great. Wonderful sweetness balanced with moderate tannic acidity. Well proportioned, nice barnyard sauvage component, but not up to the '99 donjon i had a year ago under similar circumstances. Not nearly as good as the '00 or the '01, but still a beautiful wine with lamb. Glad i have more,and that expectations are now adjusted accordingly. Dont see them lasting much longer.

2002 Bollinger Grande Annee

A powerhouse. Lucious, rich, toasty, yeasty brioche, pinot berries, lemon, green apple... Very full palate and a long finish. This is great now, but has a long life ahead of it.

M/M TLV hosted the Saturday group for an unofficial uptown brown...the highlights:

2012 Ceritas Chardonnay Heintz Vineyard
2012 Soliste Cellars Pinot Noir L'Ambroisie
2005 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Cabernet Franc Vandal Vineyard
2011 Peter Michael Les Pavots

2005 Bodegas LAN, Vina Lanciano Rioja Reserva.

1991 E. Guigal La Turque
2001 Ch. du Tertre Margaux
2007 Le Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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Originally posted by FL Wino:
1991 E. Guigal La Turque
2001 Ch. du Tertre Margaux
2007 Le Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf-du-Pape

How was the '91 La La? It is probably right in it's zone and should have been gorgeous. One of my absolute favourite vintages and on my Top Ten wines list for sure.

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Originally posted by DoktaP:

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Originally posted by VinCentric:

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Originally posted by DoktaP:
Last night, 1982 Cos D'Estournel and 1998 Haut Brion.

Very nice

What was the occasion?

Friday

Nice!

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Originally posted by VinT:

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Originally posted by Beta P:
1999 Calera Jensen

BetaP, how did this show?

Disappointing. It gave little on the nose at first; an hour later, it started to emerge, then by the time of dinner ( approx. 2 hours), it was good, but not up to expectations. In my experience, it should have showed better right out of the bottle. I scored it 87. Hopefully, it is bottle variation as I have another.

3 years ago, we opened a bottle of '80 Jensen and it was stellar, exceeding expectations, consensus 90+. Calera pinots generally age very well.

NV Freixenet Cava Elyssia Gran Cuvee Brut

NV La Marca Prosecco
2006 BenMarco Expresivo
2008 Corbaia